Dave's love of music began at age six with a fan driven organ from Woolworth. Every day after school Dave would sit behind the "organ", playing "Silent Night" or one of the other 12 songs on the included book.  However During a family get together that included a friend who happened to be a professioal pianist, the 32 dollar starter toy had no chance.  After 4 hours of nonstop play on its paudry white plastic keys being heavily clacked on as if they were solid ivories, the boxy brown plastic instrument's motor finally gave out and no longer pumped air to produce any sound. Dave was saddened and annoyed but his older brother Joey maintained that it was not the fault of the pianist, but that the organ was just a cheap toy from Woolworth.  

Over time Dave realized Joey was right.  However Dave noticed something interesting while helping his family move pots and pans from one cabinet to the other.  If you hit them a certain way they each have a different tone,  Sort of like those keys. Both he and Joey quietly "borrowed" a few of those pots, pans and two soup spoons and set them up smallest to largest on the bed and woke up the entire building.  Grounded.  Dave realized if he couldn't use pots and pans, he'd use books, smallest to largest.  He continued to jam out in this way to bands like The Police, Van Halen, and Rush. That didn't make Joey happy as most of those books were his and he had to explain those pock marks while returning them at the end of the year.  

Luckily for the pots, pans and books, The drumming really began when the brothers finally enrolled in the neighborhood marching band where they began to further their musical interests. Joey started guitar lessons and Dave watched him play and learn from him.  Soon they started a band of their own with their cousin and they continued for several years participating in other musical activities, including the local NYC Drum Corps scene.

Dave continued in Drum corps through college, where he majored in Performing Arts.  Semi-Commuting to class by means of the the 7 train opened a new world of cultural diversity he never really knew existed outside of his corner of the big city.  Every Monday Morning and Friday afternoon he would pass by a man seated by the foot of the stairs at the Flushing station playng a peculiar instrument on his lap.  He had never seen this instrument, so he inquired to one of his fellow classmates who also happened to live in the area and said it was an Erhu. Dave was intrigued but had no idea where to find one of these, let alone an instructor to teach him how to play it.  He sadly put his aspirations on this instrument aside for several years and continued to study the drums and guitar throughout college.  

After graduating he went on to acquire technical training and appplied what he learned to produce The Fire Inside and Emotions Painted for Sonoma Front, where he and Joey are currently part of, along with their friend, guitarist Anthony Kalmar.  Dave is also part of another 3 piece band out of Massachussetts known as Turnabout.  

Before and during the recording of the Fire inside, Dave had accumulated what he describes as a creative jumbled mess inside the recorder.  Knowing that it was outside the direction of The Fire inside and Emotions Painted, he had considered wiping the hard drive clean, until his wife convinced him to create a project out of it.  It was then that he had mentioned the Erhu after seeng it online.  She knew exactly what to get him that Christmas. 

Soon after, Dave went to work at the studio to tie up some loose ends and Alien Sun resulted, along with a name change.  "Park's just easier for fans to say," he says.  He describes the project as an eclectic mix of East and West with a dash of high energy. Some of the music has lyrics, but some are instrumental.  Yet all hold a powerful grip on the mind and heart as one listens.  Each have a particular story even if some of them have no words at all. 

Dave continues to record and perform with Sonoma Front and Turnabout, as well as put out his own material. He also uses his technical knowledge to help others as well as for his ongoing projects. The last few years saw some good things and Alien Sun is just one of them.  In fact, he says, "they have made up for so much other nonsense I've had to deal with in the past.  Let's just say I consider myself very fortunate these days".